The Vikings’ deal with Eric Kendricks, which pays the linebacker $50 million in new money over the next five years, puts $10.5 million of extra cash in the linebacker’s pocket this season, in the form of the signing bonus the team agreed to give Kendricks when it finalized the deal last week.

The $1.138 million base salary Kendricks was originally scheduled to make in 2018, though, remains unchanged, which means his one-fifth of signing bonus is the only effect his new deal has on this year’s salary cap.

Minnesota still has about $15.73 million in space under the 2018 cap, after adding Kendricks’ deal to the ledger. Signing bonuses are amortized over five years for cap purposes in the NFL, meaning Kendricks’ payout will hit the cap in $2.1 million increments each season from 2018 through 2022. The final year of his deal, in 2023, includes no signing bonus proration, and thus carries no dead money.

Kendricks’ deal includes a total of $22.938 million in guaranteed money, though only his $10.5 million signing bonus and his $1.138 million base salary for this season are fully guaranteed as of now. He has base salaries of $4.15 million in 2019 and $7.15 million in 2020 that are guaranteed for injury at the moment, and would become fully guaranteed if Kendricks is on the roster on the third day of the league year.

His deal allows him to earn up to $250,000 each year in per-game roster bonuses, as well as $100,000 in annual offseason workout bonuses.

The Vikings would need about $5.8 million in 2018 cap space to sign their eight draft picks, according to Over the Cap (though that number will change as the Vikings trade picks this weekend). It’s safe to assume, though, the Vikings will have about $10 million in cap space left for 2018 once they’ve signed their draft class.

We’ll see if any of that money winds up as part of a signing bonus for another contract extension, for Stefon Diggs, Danielle Hunter or Anthony Barr, by the time training camp or the start of the regular season rolls around.

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Ben Goessling is in his sixth year covering the Vikings, having joined the Star Tribune in 2017 after four seasons at ESPN and one at the Pioneer Press. He is an Apple Valley High School and University of Minnesota graduate. Follow him at @GoesslingStrib.

Mark Craig has covered the NFL for 23 years, and the Vikings since 2003 for the Star Tribune. He is one of 48 Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors. Follow him at @markcraignfl.

Andrew Krammer joined the Star Tribune in July 2016 after three years covering the Vikings for 1500 ESPN. He is a 2013 graduate of the University of Minnesota. Follow him at @Andrew_Krammer.

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